Episode 74: How to Use Light Exposure For Optimizing Your Cycles, Blood Sugar & Thyroid Control with Sarah Marlette

How to Use Light Exposure For Optimizing Your Cycles, Blood Sugar & Thyroid Control with Sarah Marlette

Light exposure has a profound impact on our circadian rhythm control. That's because when our pineal gland (behind our eye) senses bright light or blue light, this regulates melatonin and cortisol production. In this episode I interview my dear friend and colleague, Sarah Marlette to tell us about how circadian rhythm influences hormone regulation. We discuss what the research says on circadian disruption and hormone imbalances as well as ways to support your circadian rhythm for night shift workers and new parents. Plus we chat a little bit about my current interest in this topic around oxytocin production during labor!

A few things we chat about in this episode 👇👇👇

• what is circadian rhythm and what influences it
• how our circadian rhythm is tied to melatonin and cortisol production that influences sleep and energy
• the connection between circadian rhythm and hormone production
• the link between circadian disruption and blood sugar related problems
• how light exposure influences oxytocin levels during labor
• practical ways to support your circadian rhythm (including options for night shift workers and new parents who wake often throughout the night)

Important show links 👇👇👇

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• Learn more about Sarah's practice at www.nourishthriveglow.org and follow her on IG at nourishthriveglow
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